Tuesday, August 24, 2010

USA - Columbian Issue - The $5 stamp



Alfred Jones engraved the "Columbus" portrait, which faced the opposite direction from his similar engraving work on the Columbian Exposition half dollar. The two framing figures were engraved by Charles Skinner. 27,350 were printed, of which 21,844 sold.

1 comment:

Far de la Banya said...

Good stamp reproduction... :-)